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The anthem was first performed on Revolution Day on 12 September 1975. [1] [a] When the junta was reorganized in 1987 as the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the song was retained until 1992. [2] The lyrics were written by poet Assefa Gebre-Mariam Tesema, and the music was composed by musician Daniel Yohannes Haggos. [3] [4] [5]
"Ethiopia, Be Happy" (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ, romanized: Ityoṗya hoy des ybelish) was the national anthem of the Ethiopian Empire during the rule of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Composed by Kevork Nalbandian in 1926, the anthem was first performed during the coronation of the Emperor on 2 November 1930.
"Ethiopia Be Happy" 1930–1975 "Collective" Kevork Nalbandyan — Ethiopia "Ityopp'ya, Ityopp'ya, Ityopp'ya qida mi" [trans 25] "Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia Be First" 1975–1992 Assefa Gebre-Mariam Tessama: Daniel Yohannes Haggos — France "Chant du départ" "Song of the Departure" 1799–1815 Marie-Joseph Chénier: Étienne Nicolas Méhul ...
The Ethiopian New Year has a rich cultural history dating back to the days of Queen Sheba. In fact, the holiday's name is derived from a story about Queen Sheba's return to Ethiopia after a visit ...
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March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia" (Amharic: ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ, romanized: Wedefīt Gesigishī Wid Inat ītiyop’iya [1]), also known by its incipit as "Honour of Citizenship" (Amharic: የዜግነት ክብር, romanized: Yezēginet Kibir), is the national anthem of Ethiopia.
Assefa Gebre-Mariam Tessema (also spelt Gebremariam, Tesema; born 1936) is an Ethiopian poet and academic. He wrote the national anthem of Ethiopia from 1975 to 1992, Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first. [1] [2] As of 2016, he was working as a teacher in Kaffa Province. [2]
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...